Today’s Walk in the Word

Be devoted to one another.           —Romans 12:10 In Charles Dickens’ 1850 novel, David Copperfield, Copperfield says to his friend James Steerforth at bedtime, “Good-bye, my dear Steerforth! I shall be gone before you wake in the morning.” Putting a hand on each of Copperfield’s shoulders, Steerforth says, “Davy, if anything […]

To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse.   —Colossians 1:2 Colosse was once a thriving city at the crossroads of two high-traffic highways. But when they moved the main road to favor the more-prosperous Laodicea, Colosse began to decline—much like the small towns of our day that have been bypassed by expressways. […]

Do you love me?    —John 21:17 F.W. Boreham in The Golden Milestone writes about an old English villager who gazed at a painting of the crucifixion of Jesus in a London gallery. Face bathed in tears, he said aloud, “I love Him! I love Him!” A stranger approached, grasped the old man’s hand, and […]

[God] is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.               —Ephesians 3:20 When we put our confidence in planning, we reap what planning can do. When we put our confidence in programs, we reap what programs can do. When we put our confidence in leadership, […]

Be constant in prayer.     —Romans 12:12 Paul was big on intercessory prayer—both outgoing and incoming. It was a constant in his Paul-to-church letters. He told the Romans that he was praying for them (1:9–10)—and he asked them to pray for him (15:30). He told the Ephesians that he was praying for them (1:16–17)—and […]

Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord.                          —Romans 16:12 George Roche defined heroism as “an ‘extraordinary’ act of goodness, performed by an ‘ordinary’ person.” We tend to put exceptionally talented people on the pedestal of super saints. But […]

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field.        —Matthew 13:44 In February 2013, a couple, known only as John and Mary, discovered eight rusted cans on their California property. There were 1,427 coins in the cans, dating from 1847 to 1894. The stash had a face value of $27,980, […]

[The tongue] is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.        —James 3:8 Diotrephes was a dictatorial church leader who insisted on being top dog. The apostle John exposed three of his sins: he refused hospitality to missionaries, he drove those who opposed him out of the church, and he was a malicious […]

There is no one righteous, not even one.                                —Romans 3:10 Callous religious leaders hauled a humiliated woman to the front of a group Jesus was teaching. Rudely interrupting him, they said, “This woman was caught in the act of adultery. […]

Pray that I may proclaim it clearly.                   —Colossians 4:4 Paul asked the Colossians to pray that God would open a door for his message (Col 4:3). Even though he was in prison, his primary concern was that his testimony about Christ would find a receptive audience—that […]